SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 2025

[Benjamin Grimm]

THE SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR, 2025



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PLAYER OF THE YEAR https://leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JuanSoto1970.jpg> The Schaefer Mets Player of the Year for 2025 is JUAN SOTO, taking advantage of his one and only opportunity to win this award. His 114.54 points gave him a narrow lead over Pete Alonso and his 114.19. This was an exceptionally close race. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2005 - David Wright, 140.17 points*; 2006 - David Wright, 121.16; 2007 - David Wright, 124.77; 2008 - Johan Santana, 121.37; 2009 - David Wright, 91.72; 2010 - David Wright, 117.56; 2011 - Jose Reyes, 104.96; 2012 - David Wright, 113.06; 2013 - Daniel Murphy, 107.30; 2014 - Lucas Duda, 95.62; 2015 - Jacob deGrom, 97.08; 2016 - Yoenis Cespedes, 90.62; 2017 - Jacob deGrom, 92.11; 2018 - Jacob deGrom, 126.99; 2019 - Pete Alonso, 124.86; 2020 - Michael Conforto, 36.56; 2021 - Pete Alonso, 110.35; 2022 - Pete Alonso 121.33; 2023 - Pete Alonso, 106.21; 2024 - Francisco Lindor, 112.85. * Totals were higher in 2005 because of a rule specifying that ten points were to be awarded for each game.

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PITCHER OF THE YEAR http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/cards/DavidPeterson1974.jpg> The Schaefer Mets Pitcher of the Year is also a first-time winner, DAVID PETERSON with 56.83 points, the lowest total in Schaefer history, with the exception of the shortened 2020 season. Even with his low point total, Peterson finished 19.55 points ahead of runner-up Kodai Senga. That's the kind of year it was. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2005 - Pedro Martinez, 120.68 points*; 2006 - Tom Glavine, 80.26; 2007 - Tom Glavine, 75.97; 2008 - Johan Santana, 121.37; 2009 - Johan Santana, 84.61; 2010 - Johan Santana, 90.42; 2011 - R.A. Dickey, 69.40; 2012 - R.A. Dickey, 110.12; 2013 - Matt Harvey, 86.68; 2014 - Bartolo Colon, 74.77; 2015 - Jacob deGrom, 97.08; 2016 - Noah Syndergaard, 89.81; 2017 - Jacob deGrom, 92.11; 2018 - Jacob deGrom, 126.99; 2019 - Jacob deGrom, 106.29; 2020 - Jacob deGrom, 34.82; 2021 - Marcus Stroman, 77.55; 2022 - Chris Bassitt, 75.01; 2023 - Kodai Senga, 67.85; 2024 - Sean Manaea, 69.43. * Totals were higher in 2005 because of a rule specifying that ten points were to be awarded for each game.

RELIEF PITCHER OF THE YEAR http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/cards/EdwinDiaz1972.jpg> The reliever of the year, for the fifth and final time, is EDWIN DIAZ, who earned 39.45 points out of the bullpen. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2006 - Billy Wagner, 40.39 points; 2007 - Aaron Heilman, 34.86; 2008 - Aaron Heilman, 34.50; 2009 - Francisco Rodriguez, 38.58; 2010 - Hisanori Takahashi 28.69; 2011 - Pedro Beato, 25.93; 2012 - Bobby Parnell, 29.01; 2013 - LaTroy Hawkins, 32.30; 2014 - Carlos Torres, 35.75; 2015 - Jeurys Familia, 35.85; 2016 - Jeurys Familia, 36.70; 2017 - Paul Sewald, 22.41; 2018 - Seth Lugo, 36.26; 2019 - Seth Lugo: 39.38; 2020 - Edwin Diaz, 12.96; 2021 - Edwin Diaz, 39.54; 2022 - Edwin Diaz, 41.44; 2023 - Brooks Raley, 26.88; 2024 - Edwin Diaz, 27.66.

BENCH PLAYER OF THE YEAR http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/cards/JeffMcNeil1976.jpg> The Bench Player of the Year is JEFF McNEIL, who, although primarily a starting player, earned 2.58 points in games in which he was not in the starting lineup. PREVIOUS WINNERS: 2006 - Julio Franco, 7.16 points; 2007 - Marlon Anderson, 10.39; 2008 - Damion Easley, 5.06; 2009 - Fernando Tatis, 8.37; 2010 - Chris Carter, 9.28; 2011 - Scott Hairston, 8.77; 2012 - Jordany Valdespin, 13.84; 2013 - Jordany Valdespin, 8.70; 2014 - Eric Campbell, 5.89; 2015 - Michael Cuddyer, 3.49; 2016 - Kelly Johnson, 8.29; 2017 - Wilmer Flores, 4.89; 2018 - Wilmer Flores, 9.99; 2019 - J.D. Davis, 10.98; 2020 - Amed Rosario, 2.83; 2021 - Brandon Drury, 11.97; 2022 - Darin Ruf, 3.65; 2023 - Mark Canha, 3.95; 2024 - Brandon Nimmo, 4.45.

SEASON TOTALS FOR RELIEF PITCHERS IN 2025

1 Edwin Diaz 39.45

2 Huascar Brazoban 25.12

3 Reed Garrett 24.20

4 Ryne Stanek 21.81

5 Jose Butto 16.82

6 Max Kranick 12.95

7 Brooks Raley 11.66

8 Tyler Rogers 10.22

9 Gregory Soto 8.54

10 Brandon Waddell 7.81

11 Ryan Helsley 5.68

12 Justin Hagenman 5.59

13 A.J. Minter 5.58

14 Rico Garcia 5.56

15 Jose Castillo 4.99

16 Dedniel Nunez 4.51

17 Chris Devenski 4.48

18 Austin Warren 4.11

19 Sean Manaea 3.66

20 Danny Young 3.40

21 Kevin Herget 3.28

22 Genesis Cabrera 3.05

23 Justin Garza 2.65

24 Clay Holmes 1.82

25 Richard Lovelady 1.58

26 Paul Blackburn 1.30

27 Ty Adcock 0.95

28 Luis Torrens 0.91

29 Blade Tidwell 0.71

30 Frankie Montas 0.49

31 Jared Young 0.38

32 Alex Carrillo 0.36

33 Dom Hamel 0.32

34 Tyler Zuber 0.19

35 Colin Poche 0.04

35 Travis Jankowski 0.04







SEASON TOTALS FOR BENCH PLAYERS IN 2025

1 Jeff McNeil 2.58

2 Luisangel Acuna 2.35

3 Mark Vientos 2.18

4 Starling Marte 2.04

5 Jared Young 1.89

6 Luis Torrens 1.57

7 Brett Baty 1.56

8 Francisco Lindor 1.34

9 Ronny Mauricio 1.15

10 Tyrone Taylor 1.03

11 Jesse Winker 0.53

12 Francisco Alvarez 0.32

13 Jose Siri 0.23

14 Hayden Senger 0.14

15 Travis Jankowski 0.13

16 Jose Azocar 0.11

16 Cedric Mullins 0.11











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SCHAEFER METS PLAYER OF THE WEEK, 2025

Week ending March 29, 2025: Juan Soto, 3.46 points.

Week ending April 5, 2025: Pete Alonso, 8.62 points.

Week ending April 12, 2025: Pete Alonso, 8.02 points.

Week ending April 19, 2025: Pete Alonso, 7.13 points.

Week ending April 26, 2025: Francisco Lindor, 9.34 points.

Week ending May 3, 2025: Brandon Nimmo, 7.66 points.

Week ending May 10, 2025: Francisco Lindor, 8.23 points.

Week ending May 17, 2025: Griffin Canning, 5.27 points.

Week ending May 24, 2025: David Peterson, 6.37 points.

Week ending May 31, 2025: Francisco Lindor, 6.17 points.

Week ending June 7, 2025: Pete Alonso, 12.14 points.

Week ending June 14, 2025: Juan Soto, 6.85 points.

Week ending June 21, 2025: Juan Soto, 4.73 points.

Week ending June 28, 2025: Juan Soto, 7.31 points.

Week ending July 5, 2025: Brandon Nimmo, 7.66 points.

Week ending July 12, 2025: Francisco Lindor, 5.64 points.

Week ending July 19, 2025: Sean Manaea, 3.45 points.

Week ending July 26, 2025: David Peterson, 5.71 points.

Week ending August 2, 2025: Ronny Mauricio, 5.03 points.

Week ending August 9, 2025: Pete Alonso, 5.09 points.

Week ending August 16, 2025: Francisco Lindor, 7.29 points.

Week ending August 23, 2025: Jeff McNeil, 6.33 points.

Week ending August 30, 2025: Mark Vientos, 8.30 points.

Week ending September 6, 2025: Juan Soto, 8.78 points.

Week ending September 13, 2025: Brandon Sproat, 5.79 points.

Week ending September 20, 2025: Pete Alonso, 7.28 points.

Week ending September 27, 2025: Francisco Lindor, 6.01 points.

Week ending October 4, 2025: Edwin Diaz, 1.34 points.



Thanks to those who participated!



We had six voters this year who had a perfect voting record. They will each receive a vacuum cleaner bag left over from last year and a chance to dance with Maja at the CPF Christmas party.



Methead

Metirish

Benjamin Grimm

MFS62

G-Fafif

Cowtipper





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Since this is the final year of Schaefer, we're going to take a stroll down memory lane.



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[Cowtipper]

I only participated for a few years, but it was fun!

[MFS62]

We salute the winners and will fly the flag at half mast while we enjoy our final Schaefer.

Thank you for allowing us to participate in this annual fun.

Later

[G-Fafif]

The August 2022 cards just re-blew my Schaefer mind.

Edited October 8, 2025 by Guest

[metirish]

I'll miss it, amazing to look through the various years and see some long forgotten Mets

[Benjamin Grimm]

Our 54 Schaefer models would like to take a final encore.



Our thanks to Art Carney, Henry VIII, the Lost in Space robot, Maja, Backpack Girl, Paul Shaffer, Cleon Jones, Lillian Gish, the Octopus Fighter, Casey Stengel, the girl who found the button, Toulouse-Lautrec, Boris Karloff, Botticelli's Venus, the woman being attacked by monkeys, Lindsey Nelson, Felix the Cat, the emu, the orangutan, the millionaire's wife, and the rest. We hope you all enjoy your retirements!



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[ashie62]

This was all great fun. Thanks to Grimm and all who participated!

[MFS62]

That reminds me. You sent me Paul Schaffer's phone number when I asked you for the number for backpack girl.

It was very embarrassing.

Later

[kcmets]

Norton! Norton!